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    CLAT Rank 500-600: Top NLUs You Can Target, Know Your NLU Preference Order

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    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 16 Dec 2024, 12:48 PM IST

    A CLAT rank of 500 to 600 is a sure-shot chance of admission into premier NLUs for most candidates. The CLAT cut-off data for past years indicates that except for the general category candidates, a CLAT rank of 500-600 can pave the way for NLU admission into any university. Read on to get the names of top NLUs for CLAT rank 500 to 600, including marks vs rank analysis, cut-off trends, and more.

    CLAT Rank 500-600: Top NLUs You Can Target, Know Your NLU Preference Order
    CLAT Rank 500-600

    Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates can gain admission into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of 24 NLUs and over 60+ affiliated colleges in the country. CLAT 2025 was conducted on December 1, 2024. All candidates who have a valid score in CLAT are eligible to register and participate in the CLAT 2025 counseling process.

    Good Score for CLAT Rank 500 to 600

    As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, the expected marks for 500 to 600 rank in CLAT will be around 92-93 marks. A good score in CLAT 2025 for a CLAT rank of 500-600 is 92+ marks. A score of 92+ translates to around 75% marks.

    List of NLUs for CLAT Rank 500 to 600

    The table given below provides the top NLUs for 500 to 600 rank in CLAT and whether candidates have a chance of admission or not. The list is prepared based on the CLAT cut-off trends observed in the previous year. The CLAT cut-off for the general category is slightly higher than the 93 marks required for admission into premier NLUs such as NLSIU and NALSAR. However, other candidates can easily gain admission into any NLUs with CLAT rank 500 to 600.

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    Top NLUs for CLAT Rank 500 to 600


    NLU

    General

    EWS

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    No

    -

    Yes*

    Yes

    Yes

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    Yes

    -

    Yes*

    Yes

    Yes

    NLU Jodhpur

    No


    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    HNLU Raipur

    Yes

    -

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    Yes

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    RGNUL Patiala

    Yes

    -

    -

    Yes

    Yes

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    Yes

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    Yes

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    NUALS Kochi

    Yes

    Yes*

    -

    Yes*

    Yes*

    NLU Odisha

    Yes

    -

    -

    Yes

    Yes

    NUSRL Ranchi

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    NLUJA Assam

    Yes

    -

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    MNLU Mumbai

    Yes

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    *state category reservation

    NLUs for CLAT Rank 1 to 1200

    The video below explains which are top NLUs for admission for candidates who obtained ranks between 1 to 1200 in CLAT.


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    The table given below provides the opening and closing cut-off ranks for top NLUs for CLAT rank 500 to 600.

    Cut Off for Top NLUs for CLAT Rank 500 to 600


    NLU

    General


    EWS


    OBC


    SC


    ST


    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    1

    102

    122

    523

    151

    971

    372

    3007

    239

    7487

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    6

    167

    175

    564

    189

    1116

    1604

    3574

    263

    6083

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    311

    450

    621

    1376

    1191

    1315

    4573

    5178

    8403

    11527

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    187

    1047

    1248

    1777

    1112

    1959

    6497

    7622

    13905

    15219

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    140

    279

    -

    -

    2610*

    23192*

    2056

    4503

    5215

    8860

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    289

    1010

    -

    -

    7619*

    26986*

    4663

    8958

    10961

    11917

    NLU Jodhpur

    170

    379

    -


    1079

    1424

    3574

    5178

    6666

    8960

    HNLU Raipur

    434

    791

    -

    -

    1841

    2069

    3408

    6765

    9218

    12035

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    210

    464

    603

    1248

    1284

    1858

    4584

    6175

    7712

    11580

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    593

    1060

    1113

    1935

    2225

    2429

    8833

    10735

    11291

    -

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    410

    764

    1022*

    2326*

    1170*

    3613*

    5397*

    10340*

    20456*

    34174*

    RGNUL Patiala

    502

    1250

    -

    -

    -

    -

    3234

    10253

    9562

    16875

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    790

    1358

    1378*

    2122*

    2139*

    2776*

    4522*

    14864*

    23802*

    -

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    1051

    1552

    1571*

    2703*

    2560*

    4147*

    13550*

    16714*

    1339*

    -

    NUALS Kochi

    231

    1136

    6867*

    14922*

    -

    -

    12306*

    15245*

    13117

    -

    NLU Odisha

    591

    1205

    -

    -

    -

    -

    5997

    9869

    11580

    16676

    NUSRL Ranchi

    637

    1594

    1468

    2255

    1837

    3005

    5972

    11124

    16161

    19635

    NLUJA Assam

    1344

    1704

    -

    -

    7386*

    37438*

    8824*

    17168*

    17149*

    46899*

    MNLU Mumbai

    99

    590

    811*

    3932*

    2123*

    6468*

    4506*

    11392*

    24593*

    34264*

    *state category reservation

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